Herbert Hazelman Collection
Abstract
Herbert Hazelman (1913-2007) was an American band director, composer, and music educator. Hazelman is best known for his 40-year tenure as director of the Greensboro (Grimsley) North Carolina Senior High School Bands. He was responsible for numerous premiere performances of band music and made more than 150 recordings with school ensembles. He was elected to the American Bandmasters Association in 1951. The collection consists of recorded performances, concert programs, correspondence, clippings, writings, educational materials including evaluations and contracts, publications, conference materials, travel itineraries, and photographs.
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Historical Note
Herbert Hazelman is best known for his 42-year tenure as the director of the Greensboro (Grimsley) North Carolina Senior High School Bands (Greensboro Senior High School became Grimsley High School in 1963). In 1925, Greensboro schools' music supervisor, Glenn Gildersleeve, appointed the World War I Army Band clarinetist H. Grady Miller to organize an instrumental music program at Greensboro High School. Miller was elevated to music supervisor in 1926, the same year that Earl Slocum joined the faculty to create an orchestral program. The Great Depression forced the curtailment of the Greensboro music program in 1933, however, the band carried on informally under the direction of English teacher Edward Tannenbaum. In 1936 Herbert Hazelman was appointed as the sole instrumental music teaching force for the Greensboro schools. By 1963 the music faculty had grown to 12 full-time and 2 part-time instrumental music teachers, all under Hazelman's supervision.
In 1963, Hazelman listed a series of "firsts" achieved by the Greensboro (Grimsley) Senior High School Band. These included being the first band from North Carolina to appear at the Mid-West National Band Clinic in Chicago, the first use of the "twin-band" marching style in North Carolina, the first high school band to have a balanced clarinet choir, the first to have a regularly scheduled television broadcast series, and the first to perform for the Canadian Bandmasters Association.
During the years covered by the collection (1946-1978), several different Greensboro (Grimsley) Senior High School bands appear. By 1963 the names of these bands seems to have stabilized, with Hazelman directing the Symphony Band, and Edgar Q. Rooker conducting the Concert Band. By 1970 a Stage Band was added under the direction of Charles Murph and Kenneth Sampson (this was changed to the Jazz Ensemble or Jazz Band by 1975). Prior to 1963 we find references to a Training Band, an Activities Band, and a Concert "B" Band, all conducted by various members of the band staff. During these early years, Hazelman's ensemble is usually called the Concert Band. Most of the collection's recordings contain only the performances of Hazelman's ensembles.
Hazelman was responsible for a number of first performances, most notably of pieces by M. Thomas Cousins and John Barnes Chance. Chance was a Ford Foundation Young Composer at Greensboro between 1960 and 1962, while Cousins was associated with the school in 1959. In addition, the Greensboro Bands premiered Gunther Schuller's Meditation for Concert Band as well as several of Hazelman's own compositions and arrangements.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Herbert Hazelman Collection covers the period from 1931 to 2001. The collection consists of recorded performances, concert programs, correspondence, clippings, writings, educational materials including evaluations and contracts, publications, conference materials, travel itineraries, and photographs related to his career as the band director at Greensboro (Grimsley) North Carolina Senior High School, where he taught for over 40 years.
Custodial History and Acquisition Information
The collection was given by Herbert Hazelman in 1984 and 2000.
Processing Information
Patrick Warfield, March 2002. Revised by Amanda May, August 2011.
EAD markup created using EAD database in Microsoft Access. Markup completed by Colleen McKnight, August 2007; revised by Nicole Horstman, November 2012.
Arrangement of Collection
This collection is organized into seven series.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series 1: Correspondence, 1936-1996 and undated (0.75 linear feet)
This series contains letters to Hazelman, mostly regarding his teaching activities in North Carolina. A few letters concern Hazelman's own publications, and his enlistment in the United States military.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correspondence, 1936-1939 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Correspondence, 1940-1944 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Correspondence, 1945-1949 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Correspondence, 1950-1954 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Correspondence, 1955-1959 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Correspondence, 1960-1964 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Correspondence, 1965-1969 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Correspondence, 1970-1979 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Correspondence, 1980-1989 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Correspondence, 1990-1996 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| Correspondence, undated | series 1 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
Series 2: Press Clippings, 1932-1999 and undated (0.25 linear feet)
This series contains newspaper and periodical clippings, mostly relating to Hazelman's teaching activities in North Carolina. A few clippings are of music columns Hazelman wrote himself, and several concern his interest in trains.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clippings, 1932-1938 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| Clippings, 1940-1942 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| Clippings, 1951-1958 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| Clippings, 1960-1967 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| Clippings, 1970-1979 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| Clippings, 1980-1989 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 8 | |
| Clippings, 1990-1999 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 9 | |
| Clippings, undated | series 2 | box 2 | folder 10 | |
Series 3: Professional Papers, Educational, 1945-1996 and undated (0.75 linear feet)
This series contains documents relating to Hazelman's career as a music educator. This series includes Hazelman's contracts with the Greensboro schools from between 1945 and 1967; evaluations of Hazelman's work there from between 1973 and 1976; documents regarding his teacher certification; and other professional papers. This series contains material concerning Hazelman's involvement with the Ford Foundation Young Composer program, and his activities as a clinician and contest judge.
Subseries 3.1: Programs, 1941-1999 (0.25 linear feet)
This subseries is devoted to programs of the Greensboro High School Band under Hazelman's direction, and includes a few programs relating to other ensembles. An item-level inventory of these materials is available upon request.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greensboro High School, 1946-1949 | series 3.1 | box 3 | folder 9 | |
| Greensboro High School, 1950-1959 | series 3.1 | box 3 | folder 10 | |
| Greensboro High School, 1960-1969 | series 3.1 | box 3 | folder 11 | |
| Greensboro High School, 1970-1979 | series 3.1 | box 3 | folder 12 | |
| Greensboro High School, 1994-1999 | series 3.1 | box 3 | folder 13 | |
| Programs of Other Ensembles, 1941-1997 | series 3.1 | box 3 | folder 14 | |
Subseries 3.2: Band Trips, 1954-1972 (0.25 linear feet)
This subseries contains documents concerning several domestic and foreign trips taken by Hazelman's high school band.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago, 1954 (Mid-West National Band Clinic), 1954 | series 3.2 | box 3 | folder 15 | |
| Jamaica, 1957 | series 3.2 | box 4 | folder 1 | |
| Nassau, 1962 | series 3.2 | box 4 | folder 2 | |
| Jamaica, 1963 | series 3.2 | box 4 | folder 3 | |
| London, 1972 | series 3.2 | box 4 | folder 4 | |
Series 4: Professional Papers, Non-Educational, 1938-1998 and undated (1.00 linear foot)
This series contains essays written by Hazelman, mostly for courses he took at the University of North Carolina. This series also includes materials related to several organizations to which Hazelman belonged, including the American Bandmasters Association.
Subseries 4.1: Writings by Hazelman, 1961-1966 and undated (6 folders)
This subseries contains essays and papers written by Herbert Hazelman.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The British Brass Band, 1961, Hazelman, 1961 | series 4.1 | box 4 | folder 5 | |
| The Westernization of Thailands Music, 1966, Hazelman, 1966 | series 4.1 | box 4 | folder 6 | |
| Organization of the Greensboro Schools, 1966, Hazelman, 1966 | series 4.1 | box 4 | folder 7 | |
| Composers and Curriculums, 1966, Hazelman, 1966 | series 4.1 | box 4 | folder 8 | |
| A Bibliography of Books About Bands and Band Instruments, undated, Hazelman, undated | series 4.1 | box 4 | folder 9 | |
| Eight Abstracts, undated, Hazelman, undated | series 4.1 | box 4 | folder 10 | |
Subseries 4.2: Writings by Others, or Not Attributed, undated (3 folders)
This subseries contains notes and articles about music and music education.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes and Articles on 1940s Swing, undated | series 4.2 | box 4 | folder 11 | |
| The String Quartets of L. van Beethoven | series 4.2 | box 4 | folder 12 | |
| Untitled, n.d. About music education from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. | series 4.2 | box 4 | folder 13 | |
Subseries 4.3: Organizations and Conferences, 1938-1998 (0.50 linear feet)
This subseries contains records related to the American Bandmasters Association, the John Philip Sousa Foundation, and other organizations and conferences.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABA Papers, 1978-1992 | series 4.3 | box 4 | folder 14 | |
| ABA Conference Greensboro, NC, 1963 | series 4.3 | box 4 | folder 15 | |
| ABA Conference Programs, 1990-1998 | series 4.3 | box 4 | folder 16 | |
| North Carolina Bandmasters Association, 1938-1980 | series 4.3 | box 4 | folder 17 | |
| North Carolina Music Educators Association, 1958-1979 | series 4.3 | box 4 | folder 18 | |
| International Band Conference, 1974 | series 4.3 | box 5 | folder 1 | |
| World Congress for Bands, 1972-1974 | series 4.3 | box 5 | folder 2 | |
| World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, 1983-1990 | series 4.3 | box 5 | folder 3 | |
| American School Band Directors Association, 1969 | series 4.3 | box 5 | folder 4 | |
| John Philip Sousa Foundation, 1977-1992 | series 4.3 | box 5 | folder 5 | |
| Other Conferences, 1955-1966 | series 4.3 | box 5 | folder 6 | |
Series 5: Personal Records, 1942-1991 (1 folder)
This series contains a small number of documents related to the high school in Asheville, North Carolina Hazelman attended. Materials removed from this folder include financial records, out-of-scope materials, and papers containing personally identifiable information.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Records, 1942-1991 | series 5 | box 5 | folder 7 | |
| Casey Hazelman Shooting a Straight Line, The Kheyl Avir, 1970 | series 5 | box 5 | folder 8 | |
Series 6: Photographs, undated (1 folder)
This series contains two photographs. Both are unlabeled and undated.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | Item | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | series 6 | box 5 | folder 9 | ||
| Unidentified, possibly Jamaica, undated | series 6 | box 5 | folder 9 | item 1.0 | |
| Unidentified, possibly Mrs. Hazelman, undated | series 6 | box 5 | folder 9 | item 2.0 | |
Series 7: Recordings, 1957-1977 (3.00 linear feet)
This series contains more than 150 recordings of the Greensboro, North Carolina High School band under Hazelman's direction. An item-level inventory of these materials is available upon request.
The box inventory for this series is not currently available online. Please refer to the series description above for a broad description of the materials or contact the department for more information.
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Subjects
- Band directors -- United States.
- Band music -- United States -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
- Bands (Music) -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- Composers -- United States.
- Hazelman, Herbert, 1913-2007 -- Archives.
- Hazelman, Herbert, 1913-2007 -- Correspondence.
- Music teachers -- United States.